Arlene Stein
@ajoystein.bsky.social
Sociologist thinking and writing about authoritarianism, democracy, LGBTQ issues, feminism. Author of The Stranger Next Door, Unbound, other books. Child of immigrants. Never Again for Anyone. #KnittyGrittyJC
It's worth remembering that there's an entire industry of people in the US whose income and prestige depend on their ability to spew bullshit to the effect of "God says our group is good and everyone else is bad" at thousands of people every week. I say this as the son of an evangelical pastor.
We are murdering innocent people. Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/n...
Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say
The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Lopez-Cornejo. The New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its treatment of detainees.
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Another Trump admin policy that is designed to punish rather than enhance collective wellbeing. Troops with exemplary records are being booted for no reason other than for who they are. Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate
The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.
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Report raised concern that senior Democratic strategists in 2024 were “financially secure” and thus removed from the challenges facing many Americans. They therefore misunderstood the mood and struggles of typical Americans. But will they ever learn? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter
A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.
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“The way we live now is shaped by the way our forebears organized society. This is exactly what can make the project of revisiting the past so vital: It’s not about the past. It’s about choosing our future.” We Live in a Country With an Unpredictable Past’ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
Opinion | Trump's Smithsonian Attacks Are Attacks on America’s Future
This is how we decide who we are and who we want to be.
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Report raised concern that senior Democratic strategists in 2024 were “financially secure” and thus removed from the challenges facing many Americans. They therefore misunderstood the mood and struggles of typical Americans. But will they ever learn? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter
A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.
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Another Trump admin policy that is designed to punish rather than enhance collective wellbeing. Troops with exemplary records are being booted for no reason other than for who they are. Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate
The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.
nytimes.com
The lazy sociopath who golfs instead of working (on, say, a plan to win a war with Iran) wants terminally ill patients to work for benefits they’re entitled to.
“So this government is run basically by a half-dozen people who are in the room with him, and if you are a senior official in this government somewhere else, major decisions can get made, and if you’re not in the room, you will literally have no idea.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/o...
Opinion | How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman
The New York Times correspondent says 70 percent of the president’s mind is dedicated to White House renovations.
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Why did aTop Law Firm Go From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee? Answer: For the money. Fascinating investigation by @nytimes.com focuses on shift from pro bono to exclusive corporate emphasis. Capitalists and their authoritarian bedfellows. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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Indiscriminate cruelty. We should be out in the streets every day protesting this war. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...
Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians
The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.
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You can’t make this up (Vol. 999). Laura Loomer, rightwing nut job is now influencing Trump foreign policy decisions, including in Ukraine. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
How Ukraine Is Making Inroads With MAGA and a Trump Ally, Laura Loomer
Ukraine and its supporters have invested years in trying to undo the skepticism of the country’s war effort harbored by President Trump’s MAGA movement and the president himself.
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Stephen NOSFERATU Miller Spoke These Words July 27th 2026,On Fox Noise Sean Hannity Show,And Jasmine Crockett Responded......
With hundreds of millions of followers on a platform he personally controls, Musk stands as the most prominent purveyor of far-right and ultranationalistic rhetoric in the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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The sex doll company thinks that kids should learn math from these creepy robots.
Mashable@mashable.com · 3w agoAI company Realbotix is piloting STEM robots for rural schools.
In a period of five days at the end of June, ICE officers arrested more than 10,000 people. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...
ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests
The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.
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They get off on sowing violent division, so of course… Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...
Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports
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Here we go again. At Mount Rushmore, Trump Veers From Patriotism to ‘Communism’ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/u...
At Mount Rushmore, Trump Veers From Patriotism to ‘Communism’
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Shameful Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...
Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down
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Sports can be an instrument of inclusion. So can the law. But in the hands of this court, the principles and practices that were once intended to enfranchise more people often become, instead, tools of exclusion. supreme-court.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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BREAKING: AOC just introduced the AI Data Center Moratorium Act, which bans the construction of data centers until Congress addresses all impacts of AI on our society and planet. 💪 I support this 💯 U.S. DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS
#NotTheOnion A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...
A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees
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#NotTheOnion A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...
A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees
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I asked Norman Rockwell's granddaughter, Daisy Rockwell, about this use of her grandfather's work. She writes: "It goes without saying that they have completely misunderstood the meaning of the painting, which is tolerance for others and peaceful coexistence."
Anytime any respectable journalist mentions our two chief negotiators with Iran, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, they should note both receive sizeable paychecks from Middle Eastern nations with deep equities in these talks. It is a fundamental corruption.
The wealthiest Americans, who have benefited the most from America’s opportunities, should contribute the same percentage of their income as a factory worker in Chillicothe, Ohio, or a teacher in Worcester, Mass. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/o...
Opinion | Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren: Our Plan to Save Social Security
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